Sophia Jin is fifteen years old and a sophomore at Folsom High School. She began learning the piano at age five and currently studies with Dr. Natsuki Fukasawa and Dr. Sarah Chan. In 2013, 2015, and 2020, Sophia won the first prize at the California Association of Professional Music Teachers Honors Competition state finals, also winning the grand prize, the Andrys Basten Award for exceptional performance in 2020. She was the gold medalist of the Piano Star International Piano Competition and the first prize winner of the United States Open Music Competition Showcase Solo and Open Solo categories (including the Outstanding Gold Medalist award), Steinway and

Sons Junior Piano Competition, the Art of Piano International Competition, Sacramento International Music Festival, and Crescendo International Music Competition. Sophia has also received top prizes in the Los Angeles International Piano Competition, United States International Music Competition, ENKOR International Piano Competition, Bellagrande International Music Competition, and the Music Teachers’ Association of California Piano Concerto and Solo Competition. She made her concerto debut with the Pacific Youth Symphony playing Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and has also performed as a soloist with the Folsom

Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra. Sophia is also the pianist and a violinist in FLCYCO.